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Maternity.
The Council's Maternity Home is situated at 52 Wickham Road,
and has accommodation for 12 cases. (See Report " Maternity and
Child Welfare.")
Amongst Hospitals, not within the Borough', to which Deptford
women are admitted for confinement are, St. Alfege Hospital, St. Olaves
Hospital, St. Thomas' Hospital, the General Lying-in Hospital, York
Road, Lambeth, Queen Charlotte's Lying-in Hospital, and King's
College Hospital.
Children.
Since the opening of the Albany Deptford Babies' Hospital, the
Borough Council, by arrangement, sends debilitated infants requiring
dietetic treatment for in-patient treatment. In addition, mothers and
infants requiring supervision in connection with breast-feeding are
either admitted or treated as out-patients. (See " Maternity and Child
Welfare.")
General in-patient and out-patient treatment is provided at such
London hospitals as Vincent Square, Evelina and Great Ormond
Street, and locally, at St. Alfege, the Miller and St. John's Hospitals.
Maternal Mortality.
See " Maternity and Child Welfare."
Institutional provision for Unmarried Mothers,
Illegitimate Infants, etc.
No provision.
Ambulance Facilities.
These were fully set out in my report for 1930.
Health Visiting. See " Maternity and Child Welfare."
Infant Life Protection. For details, see " Maternity and Child
Welfare."
Orthopcedic Treatment. No scheme has been adopted, individual
children being referred to private doctors or to hospitals.
Municipal Foot Clinic.
This Clinic continues to be well attended and, from April, the
number of Sessions was increased. There are now four afternoon and
four evening Sessions and, of the latter, the Session held on Thursday
evening is reserved for persons making special appointments. The
Staff comprises two Chiropodists. 286 Sessions were held during the
year, at which 4,599 treatments were given. The receipts totalled ₤200.